iShares
Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend (IDV),
a low-fee exchange-traded fund, includes high dividend paying non-U.S.
companies (excluding REITs) in the Dow Jones World Developed-Ex.
U.S. Index. To be included in the index, stocks must have rising
dividends, a low payout ratio and adequate trading volume.
Currently stocks from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore
and Western Europe are included in IDV. Financial stocks are the
major holdings.
IDV is an appropriate investment for a long-term dividend reinvestment
portfolio.
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Posted July 24, 2007.
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